President Donald Trump’s pick to be the Department of Homeland Security’s top lawyer faced words of caution from both sides of the aisle on the administration’s consideration of suspending habeas corpus to fast-track deportations.
“If there’s an attempt to suspend habeas corpus even though it’s in the Constitution, you will find not only whole-hearted opposition to it, you will find full-throated opposition to it from me,” Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman
Percival stumbled when asked about habeas during the hearing, simply giving the Latin definition of the legal ...